Susan O'Keeffe (Labour)

My friend, Senator Comiskey, might possibly outdo the Senator with his recommendation that there be no foul play. I commend the Fianna Fáil Party's interest in rare birds. I support Senator Mooney's comments and particularly the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine's enormous interest in food, the green island, health and our natural environment. The Minister has been able to say to the world that our green grass and natural environment has served us well in terms of food production and our food chain. If he could raise the plight of those birds in this context and if the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine was to take the lead, that would surely fit with his vision of what Ireland can do in the food area. Although it does not appear on the face of it as a natural fit, I suggest it might be.